Swallowing disturbances (SDs), anxiety and depression are commonly present in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. We hypothesized that there is an association between the presence of SDs and the PD affective state. Sixty-nine PD patients were assessed for the presence of SDs by undergoing cognitive screening with the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), completing three inventories: a swallowin...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate pattern of growth and skeletal maturation following growth hormone (GH) therapy in children with GH deficiency (GHD) with special emphasis on factors influencing outcome. METHODS Records of ninety-six children (67 boys, 29 girls) with GHD treated with GH for 2.3 +/-2.1 years were reviewed. RESULTS Height SDS at the end of treatment was significantly higher than that at...

Surfactant films on solid surfaces have attracted much attention because of their scientific interest and applications, such as surface treatment agent, or for micro- or nano-scale templates for microfluidic devices. In this study, anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) solutions with various charged inorganic salts was spread on a glass substrate and dried to form an SDS thin film. At...

Land use and cover change (LUCC) has a non-negligible impact on both carbon emissions sinks. Based the analysis of land dynamics in Shandong Province, this study simulates changes Province 2030 under Natural Development Scenario (NDS) Sustainable (SDS), classifies risk level using Use Carbon Emission (LUCE) indexes, compares differences between regions NDS SDS. This shows that influence LUCC, p...

Hydrate-based gas separation is a potential technology for CO 2 recovery and storage, its products can be used fire prevention control in mines. Promoters are often employed to accelerate or moderate hydrate formation. In this study, experiments were performed examine the effects of different concentrations thermodynamic promoter tetrahydrofuran (THF) kinetic sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) on fo...

Abstract A novel nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (N-CDs) were prepared by the microwave irradiation method. The fluorescence quenching effect of Co(II) on N-CDs was studied in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) medium and sensitized SDS. linear range calibration curve for determination 0.17µg/mL-11.8µg/mL limit detection 0.052µg/mL. method has been applied samples with satisfactory results.

BACKGROUND We recently reported the age interval 2-6y being the earliest and most critical for adult overweight. We now aim to determine which age intervals are predictive of cardiometabolic risk at young adulthood. METHODS AND FINDINGS We analyzed data from 642 18-28 years olds from the Terneuzen Birth Cohort. Individual BMI SDS trajectories were fitted by a piecewise linear model. By multip...